Chapter 50 - Willow

I took a deep breath as Ryker pulled his hand from mine. I didn't know how that jerk did it, but he somehow managed to level me out. Make me feel like I was on a boat on a calm lake instead of being tossed around like I was on an ocean-drifting dinghy during a hurricane. I missed his skin against mine almost immediately.

I curled my fingers together, put them under the blanket that covered my lower body. Dr. Sweeten came up and stood beside the head of my bed. "I'll call quits if she gets too excited, lieutenant. Proceed with caution."

The lieutenant nodded. Shoved her hands into her trouser pockets. "Tell me what happened, Ms. Chase."

That was a loaded question if I'd ever heard one. I licked my lips. "Where do you want me to start?"

The woman cop smiled. "At the beginning."

I snorted.

The lieutenant's eyes were wide. "Is that a problem?"

"For the very beginning, you'd have to dig into your own records, lieutenant. My story is not a secret."

Her brow furrowed. "And t